FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-13 Thread Steve Rickaby
I had a quick search but couldn't see that this issue has been discussed recently. I'm in the process of upgrading to FM 12 using Win7 in Parallels on a Mac Pro. My question is simple: which is best, 32-bit Win7 or 64-bit Win7? -- Steve ___ You

Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-13 Thread Scott Prentice
Go with 64-bit. I know of no reason to use 32. FM 12 runs fine for me in 64. ...scott Sent from my phone. Please excuse any typos or unexpected brevity. On Jul 13, 2014, at 6:31 AM, Steve Rickaby srick...@wordmongers.demon.co.uk wrote: I had a quick search but couldn't see that this

Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-13 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 07:16 -0700 13/7/14, Scott Prentice wrote: Go with 64-bit. I know of no reason to use 32. FM 12 runs fine for me in 64. Thanks Scott. Coming from you, I guess this advice counts as 'certified' ;-) -- Steve ___ You are currently subscribed to

Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-13 Thread Alan Houser
I will second Scott's recommendation to go with 64-bit Windows. One warning siren re: Parallels ... you will likely experience a FrameMaker crash when horizontally scrolling an unsaved file. I've learned Don't do that, but it's still sometimes frustrating. The issue has recently come to

Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-13 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 15:53 -0400 13/7/14, Alan Houser wrote: One warning siren re: Parallels ... you will likely experience a FrameMaker crash when horizontally scrolling an unsaved file. I've learned Don't do that, but it's still sometimes frustrating. The issue has recently come to Adobe's attention here on

Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-13 Thread Scott Prentice
Ah yes .. my experience with this is through Fusion, but I'm quite sure that the 64/32-bit question is the same for both virtualization options. At the time I made this switch (7 years ago), Fusion was generally considered the better choice, and it was also the system that a couple of my

Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-13 Thread Steve Rickaby
At 14:31 -0700 13/7/14, Scott Prentice wrote: Ah yes .. my experience with this is through Fusion, but I'm quite sure that the 64/32-bit question is the same for both virtualization options. At the time I made this switch (7 years ago), Fusion was generally considered the better choice, and it

OT: Re: FM 12 in Parallels using Win7

2014-07-13 Thread Scott Prentice
I've got a laptop running Snow Leopard with Fusion 4, and the VM resolution adapts to the current screen resolution (1440x900). I can have the VM windowed and choose a smaller resolution, or maximize the window and use the full laptop screen size. I also have a Mac Mini running Snow Leopard